Rail-joint.



No. 763,668. PATENTED JUNE 28, 1904.

H. G. HUNT.

RAIL JOINT.

, APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES .PATENT OFFICE.

HOMER C. HUNT, OF DUQUESNE, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming'part of Letters Patent No. 763,668, dated. June 28, 1904. Application filed November 3, 1903. Serial No. 179,718. (No model.)

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOMER U. HUNT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Duquesne,

. distance-pieces by clips 9, as shown.

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SylVania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Rail-Joints, of which improvement the following is a specification.

My invention relates to metallic rail-joints and ties; and its object is to provide a new and improved form of such device.

My invention consists of certain novel forms of details and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like characters refer to like parts throughout.

Figure l is an elevation of a joint constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a crosssection through a rail, showing the'fasteningclip. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through a joint.

The numeral 1 indicates the end of one of a pair of adjacent rails, and 2 indicates the end Sheet-metal fire-plates 3 are located along the road-bed and have sheet-metal distance-pieces 4 inverted thereto. Sheetmetal clips 5 pass through these distancepieces and are provided with upturned ends 6. These clips are so proportioned that when the upturned ends are bent down they will clip the base of the rail securely. My distancepiece is made somewhat wider than the base of the rail, and washers 7 are provided between the upturned ends of the clips and the rail-base to enable the said rail to be gaged, as desired. It is plain that these washers may be made of any desired thickness or may be made in the form of a rectangular parallelopipedon, whereby'three adjustments may be secured by one washer. When joints occur, I provide joint-support plates 8, held tIo 1the t ius provide a simple and efficient device of the character described and for the purpose speci- It is obvious that many minor changes may be made in my device without affecting the principles thereof. For instance, I may employ a wedge or a set-screw in place of the washers, also wood blocks may be used in the distance-pieces and dowel-pins be provided in the rail ends. confine myself to the exact formherein' shown I do not. therefore, desire to' and described, but Wish to include all such as I properly come within the scope of my invention.

. Having thus described my device, I claim 1. In a rail-joint, a sheet-metal tie, asheetmetal distance-piece thereon, a rail on said distance-piece, a sheet metal clip passing through said distance-piece and provided with upturned ends adapted-to be forced against the base of said rail and washers held between said upturned ends and said rail-base.

'2. In a rail-joint,-a sheet-metal tie, sheetmetal distance-pieces thereon, rails on said distance piece, a shee'tmetal clip passing through said distance-piece and provided with upturned ends adapted to be forced against the base of said rail by a blow from a sledge, washers held between said upturned ends and said base, joint-plates beneath said clips and against said distance-piece and clips embracing said joint-plates and holding the same in witnesses.

HOMER J. HUNT.

In presence of FRED. O. HENZI, M. HUNTER. 

